Simi Garewal was born on October 17, 1947 to a Punjabi Sikh family in India. Her father was J.S Garewal who was in the military. Her mother was a homemaker. Her family migrated to London in early 1953 when she was barely 6 years old. In 1961, she moved back to India in order to become an actress. She was offered a small role in the English film Tarzan Goes to India (1962). When the film was released, she was noticed by filmmakers which resulted in getting more roles in Bollywood movies. However, her accented Hindi blocked her pathway to becoming a successful actress and hence, she was reduced to secondary roles in movies. In 1972, her nude scene in Siddhartha (1972) created a huge controversy in India and the film was not released due to censorship problems. After 1972, her demand began diminishing and she turned her attention to writing and direction. She now runs a TV show named Rendezvous with Simi in which she interviews popular Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities.
Simi Garewal
Movies
Mera Naam Joker
Raju is a joker, a clown. It is what he is and what he always shall be. As his life story unfolds in three chapters, from his school days to the circus to the streets, he must always make people laugh and be happy, no matter how unhappy he is…
Fun Facts
Aunt to Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra.
First Cousin to Pamela Chopra ( Simi's mother is sister to Pamela's father.). Pamela's husband is filmmaker Yash Chopra. Both Simi and Pamela worked in his hit film Kabhi Kabhie (1976). Simi played the foster mother to Neetu Singh, while Pamela wrote the story and sang in the chorus for one of the songs in the film.
Former partner of Ravi Mohan.
Was involved with Pakistani journalist based in London Salman Taseer.
Was to debut in the 1962 movie "Kaneez"" produced by Guru Dutt